Family:Widney, Samuel (1796-a1870)

Samuel² Widney (Charles¹, James), son of Charles¹ and Mary Dolly (Henderson) Whitney, was born 29 Jul 1796, Franklin Co., PA, and died ca. 1855, DeKalb Co., IN.

He married, 22 May 1822, Joanna Brearley. She was born circa 1804, PA.

Children of Samuel² and Joanna (Brearley) Widney:

i.	Charles3 Widney, b. ca. 1826, PA.
ii.	Joseph Widney, b. ca. 1829, PA.
iii.	Mary Widney, b. ca. 1831, PA.
iv.	John Widney, b. ca. 1834, PA.
v.	James Widney, b. ca. 1836, IN.
vi.	Sarah Ann Widney, b. ca. 1841, IN.

Census

• 1840, La Porte Co., IN: Samuel Whitney, 1 male 40-50, 2 males 10-15, 3 males 5-10, 1 male under 5, 1 female 30-40, 1 female under 5, 4 people in agriculture.
• 1850, Wilmington, DeKalb Co., IN:

94 94 Samuel Widney 53 M - Farmer $2000 Pa. Joanna Widney 46 F - Penn. Charles " 24 M - Farmer Penn. Joseph " 21 M - Farmer Penn. Attended school Mary " 19 F - Penn. Attended school John " 16 M - Farmer Penn. Attended school James " 14 M - Ia. Attended school Sarah Ann " 9 F - Ia. Attended school NOTE: Apparently some of the enumerators used "Ia." as the abbreviation for "Indiana" (not "Iowa")

References

• Census records

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